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Most commuters like me don’t particularly like paying tolls, even if we know the important role that the tolls serve in funding road construction and maintenance. Every morning when it is time for me to leave for work, I pull a traffic map up on my phone and look at my options. Do I pay a toll to use a road that shaves up to 10 minutes off my drive, or do I take a longer route and pocket the… Read More

Setliff Law is pleased to announce it has again received national and regional recognition by U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2023. The firm is ranked nationally in two tiers and regionally (Richmond metropolitan area) in a total of five categories: National Tier 2 Railroad Law National Tier 3 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants Metropolitan Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Railroad Law Metropolitan Tier 2 Transportation Law Metropolitan… Read More

Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (“ABCs”) are state law alternatives to bankruptcy that trace their roots back to English common law. ABCs are used frequently in some states, such as California, Florida, and Illinois, and infrequently or rarely in other states, including Virginia. While similar to Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, ABCs must be approached with care due to the lack of formality that governs the administration of the assignor’s assets. What is an ABC? In concept, a corporate ABC… Read More

Possession and use of marijuana has been legal in Virginia for the last year, and yet, the status is still subject to strange standards and potentially striking penalties. As many may recall, back in 2021, the possession of marijuana was largely decriminalized; making it legal to possess a small amount for personal use, and even making it legal to give to other adults and grow your own plants. However, around the same time as all of these laws coming into… Read More

The need to have your vehicle towed is rarely a pleasant experience and always an expensive one. Even an honest towing company’s invoice can be an inconvenient and sometimes distressing expense. Towing fees, and the laws that govern the towing industry, typically are not conversational topics at social events or around the dinner table, and in fact, such subjects may not ever cross one’s mind until faced with a towing need, followed by an unwelcome invoice. Yet, a 2018 survey… Read More

Setliff Law is pleased to announce 5 new attorneys have joined the firm--and a sixth will be coming on board in September. These new attorneys broaden the firm's substantive areas of practice and considerably widen the firm's geographic footprint. Welcome! Mr. Tamburro is a litigator with experience in a multitude of practice areas, including products liability, toxic torts, white collar criminal defense and business disputes. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and Florida. Mr. Goldstein is an experienced attorney… Read More

In the ongoing struggle between the trucking industry and the towing industry in Virginia over excessive towing and recovery bills, a state Supreme Court decision from 2020 has begun to figure heavily into the debate of which charges are, and are not, recoverable by a towing company. That one decision, T. Musgrove Construction Company v. Young, 840 S.E.2d 337 (Va. 2020), looms particularly large in the legal landscape, as it is, to date, the Supreme Court of Virginia’s only decision… Read More

It has been a long week and you’re back home taking some well-deserved time off from work. Your home state has legalized the recreational use of marijuana; so, when a friend offers you some to relax one evening you try it. Or maybe you try a CBD drink, gummy, or another hemp derivative product you bought at a local store because the advertisements say they can help you sleep without any psychoactive effects. Unfortunately, many truck drivers across the country… Read More